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Named 2025 SBA California Small Business Person of the Year, Alkurdi built HQE Systems into a mass notification and emergency communications provider deployed across U.S. Department of Defense installations and public safety agencies nationwide — infrastructure that protects lives when it matters most.
Qais Salem Alkurdi runs HQE Systems, a Temecula, California-based engineering firm providing mass notification and emergency communication systems to U.S.
military installations, public safety agencies, and critical infrastructure operators. He was named the 2025 SBA California Small Business Person of the Year. HQE's systems are deployed across Department of Defense facilities and state and municipal emergency management agencies.
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